Here are a few from the last couple of years:
Tripod Meadows with the In-Laws, Smiths Ferry, Idaho, August 2015
A few miles east of Idaho City, July 2015
Above Sagehen Reservoir, Idaho June 2015
4th of July 2013, Arrowrock Reservoir east of Boise, Idaho
Tripod Meadows with the In-Laws, Smiths Ferry, Idaho, August 2015
A few miles east of Idaho City, July 2015
Above Sagehen Reservoir, Idaho June 2015
4th of July 2013, Arrowrock Reservoir east of Boise, Idaho
profdant139 wrote:
Monakayk, actually we have had almost no problems with freezing (until one night on this last trip when it got down to 11 degrees). But on many nights of camping in the high teens and low 20s, we have had no freezing at all, even though our trailer is not really "four-season" rated. I put some insulation (reflectix) underneath, and it seems to do the trick.
After that one really cold night, we just left the breakfast dishes in the sink, went hiking, and came back in the afternoon to find that the ice had thawed -- hurrah! We figured out later that the outlet pipe leading from the fresh water tank to the pump was the problem.
The next few nights were around 20, and we had no more trouble. But just to be safe, I am intending to add some real insulation (a layer of solid extruded foam), with a layer of coroplast under that for protection. That is my next big project!
Here is a shot from another really cold trip -- we were boondocking at 9500 feet in the Eastern Sierra, and the wind was so strong that I had to park the truck right next to the water heater so that the wind would not blow out the flame:
Sounds miserable, right? Nope -- nothing is so wonderful as boondocking in bad weather, buttoned up inside a comfortable (albeit small) RV!
Thanks for the info about how you insulated it.I will pass this info on to the DH.
Monakayk, actually we have had almost no problems with freezing (until one night on this last trip when it got down to 11 degrees). But on many nights of camping in the high teens and low 20s, we have had no freezing at all, even though our trailer is not really "four-season" rated. I put some insulation (reflectix) underneath, and it seems to do the trick.
After that one really cold night, we just left the breakfast dishes in the sink, went hiking, and came back in the afternoon to find that the ice had thawed -- hurrah! We figured out later that the outlet pipe leading from the fresh water tank to the pump was the problem.
The next few nights were around 20, and we had no more trouble. But just to be safe, I am intending to add some real insulation (a layer of solid extruded foam), with a layer of coroplast under that for protection. That is my next big project!
Here is a shot from another really cold trip -- we were boondocking at 9500 feet in the Eastern Sierra, and the wind was so strong that I had to park the truck right next to the water heater so that the wind would not blow out the flame:
Sounds miserable, right? Nope -- nothing is so wonderful as boondocking in bad weather, buttoned up inside a comfortable (albeit small) RV!
After that one really cold night, we just left the breakfast dishes in the sink, went hiking, and came back in the afternoon to find that the ice had thawed -- hurrah! We figured out later that the outlet pipe leading from the fresh water tank to the pump was the problem.
The next few nights were around 20, and we had no more trouble. But just to be safe, I am intending to add some real insulation (a layer of solid extruded foam), with a layer of coroplast under that for protection. That is my next big project!
Here is a shot from another really cold trip -- we were boondocking at 9500 feet in the Eastern Sierra, and the wind was so strong that I had to park the truck right next to the water heater so that the wind would not blow out the flame:
Sounds miserable, right? Nope -- nothing is so wonderful as boondocking in bad weather, buttoned up inside a comfortable (albeit small) RV!
profdant139 wrote:
East Fork of the Cimarron River, Colorado, October 1, 2015:
Great spot! We have been really lucky here in CO....so far....with warm weather this far in the 'fall'.
profdant139 wrote:
November, 2015 -- this is darn close to boondocking, but not quite. We were at Lodgepole Campground in Sequoia National Park. The rangers let us park in the parking lot next to the river -- the campground itself was not open to RVs, and there was nobody else in the whole campground but us. This is the morning after a six inch snowfall:
WOW! That is great view! I gather you do not use any of your plumbing/RV water but just use container H2O for drinking/cooking/washing, etc. or else your pipes would free...right?:?
November, 2015 -- this is darn close to boondocking, but not quite. We were at Lodgepole Campground in Sequoia National Park. The rangers let us park in the parking lot next to the river -- the campground itself was not open to RVs, and there was nobody else in the whole campground but us. This is the morning after a six inch snowfall:
East Fork of the Cimarron River, Colorado, October 1, 2015:
Goosenecks State Park, Utah, October 2, 2015:
(In that shot, the Milky Way is a little washed out because the moon had risen.)
Goosenecks State Park, Utah, October 2, 2015:
(In that shot, the Milky Way is a little washed out because the moon had risen.)
